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Decorating a home is something that takes a lot of time and consideration. You want to be sure that the decorations come from a place of personal expression rather than a place of wanting strictly to have an elaborate and ostentatious home. One of the most difficult places to decorate isn't even in your home, but rather the outdoors surrounding your home. Here are 10 outdoor decorating trends that are sure to give you some inspiration for your own home.

Hammocks

A hammock is one of the best things you can decorate the outside of your home with because it serves a purpose beyond being aesthetically pleasing. Not only is a hammock a great way to relax and enjoy the outdoors of your home, it sends the message to any visitors that your home is a relaxing place.

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Rock Garden

A rock garden is a wonderfully affordable form of outdoor decoration that adds a bit of texture to what would normally be a run of the mill flower bed. You can choose to go with a landscaping service or you can go with the cheaper route of finding rocks that you feel are suitable and use those. After all, you can't really beat the price point of free. These work really well in terms of creating a warm and inviting atmosphere for your home.

Grill

While it is easy to think of your grill as an appliance rather than as a piece of decoration you can actually make it serve a decorative purpose. You can use the immediate area surrounding your grill to create a small outdoor kitchen. This is a great way to draw your friends and family away from their computers, cell phones, and tablets and come outside for a fun barbecue.

Outdoor Theater

Once upon a time you would have to pay thousands of dollars to get a halfway decent projector. However, with lowering costs of production you can pick up a good 1080p projector at a very affordable price that falls well below even 1000 dollars. Then you just need some good quality lawn chairs, a screen to project on, and the media player of your choice and you can create a wonderful outdoor movie theater.

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Mood Lighting

This is yet another example of something that you can either have done professionally or that you can do yourself on the cheap. One of the most common things that people tend to do to add ambient lighting to their back and front yards is to take single colored Christmas lights and run them between trees like streamers. However there are also things like lamps made specifically to function outdoors that provide ambient lighting as well, so you may want to pick the option that fits in your budget.

Paint Your Roof

One idea that has really started to catch on is the idea of painting the home’s roof. This may seem like a far fetched idea to some but it can go a long way towards giving your home a nice pop of color if it is in need of one. You want to pick a color that contrasts and compliments the color of your home so that it is pleasing to look at.

Hanging Bar

Making the most out of a small backyard can be frustrating, but that does not mean it can't be done on a budget. If you want to have a bar in your backyard but do not have a lot of space then you may want to consider building a hanging bar. A hanging bar is capable of opening and closing and has compartments that hold your beverages and glasses.

Creative Landscaping

When you think of landscaping you probably think of the simple things like mowing your yard or getting rid of unwanted weeds. However more and more homeowners are discovering that you can get beautiful, creative landscaping without breaking the bank. There is no limit to the possibilities.

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Revamping Patio Furniture

If you have patio furniture that you dislike because of how it looks and cannot afford to buy new furniture then you may want to consider giving the furniture a new paint job. For example, repainting a wooden chair into a solid white color can add an elegance and brightness to it. Or you could take old steel patio furniture and give it a new metallic color or simply go with a shiny black. This not only makes the furniture look good, it is easy on the wallet as well.

Rooftop Garden

This idea goes back to the idea of utilizing your roof for decorative purposes. If you are willing to go the extra mile to make your home look great on the outside then you may want to consider a rooftop garden. While there are things you need to take into consideration, such as the shape of your roof, you may find that this is just the unique feature that your home needs.